tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post3000821483609864319..comments2015-03-03T10:14:17.659-08:00Comments on John K Stuff: Too Funny For Words 2 - more wisdom from Frank and OllieJohnKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14033480276168015590noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-14470104445509890072008-01-21T22:00:00.000-08:002008-01-21T22:00:00.000-08:00I's hear you are comparin' cartoon scriptwriters t...I's hear you are comparin' cartoon scriptwriters to echidnas.<BR/><BR/>If you's continue talkin' dirty about the echidnas then I's will be forced to send my associate, <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knuckles_the_Echidna" REL="nofollow">Knuckles</A>, over for a little visit, see?<BR/><BR/>Knuckles has a way of eliciting cooperation and good will, see?Jeff Readhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00953053257166510446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-3467221578137833792008-01-18T14:53:00.000-08:002008-01-18T14:53:00.000-08:00John K.I like your blog, and have been reading it ...John K.<BR/><BR/>I like your blog, and have been reading it for a couple of years. I also read Disney: The Illusion of life, and I feel your blog is a great contemporary continuation of my 2D education.<BR/><BR/>I just graduated with Communication Design and Applied Computer Graphics under my belt. 2D is my focus. I just met George Evelyn at Wild Brain in SF; he liked my demo reel. Would you be DANGERUSShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05822570821089122000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-55677901641256965572008-01-17T19:55:00.000-08:002008-01-17T19:55:00.000-08:00About the hedge-hog writer at the end of the post ...About the hedge-hog writer at the end of the post - I think those pins are not sticking OUT of his body but were rather stuck IN by animators. Poor fellow! lol<BR/><BR/>The post was very interesting. Could you elaborate more on those seven gags. Do they need to be categorized? I think maybe naming and defining things is what really takes the fizz and fun out of things and next generation simply deadmanswillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07977831864547813603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-87032402271301540362008-01-17T17:27:00.000-08:002008-01-17T17:27:00.000-08:00these last 2 posts have been great! It makes perfe...these last 2 posts have been great! It makes perfect sense. It seems a much more enjoyable process for everyone.patchworkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05884962396217343739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-10272403990881502762008-01-17T16:45:00.000-08:002008-01-17T16:45:00.000-08:001)"Ah, welcome to animation, Ted. At the one year ...1)"Ah, welcome to animation, Ted. At the one year mark and already beginning to lose it. You'll be bitter and twisted before you know it."<BR/><BR/>I've worked in animation for nearly 13 years and have had a very jolly time indeed and have worked on piles of great stuff.<BR/><BR/>2) The animal at the bottom is an echidna and I used to have one that lived in my back yard.Elliot Cowanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15952897418341461593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-70688778062457869882008-01-17T13:14:00.000-08:002008-01-17T13:14:00.000-08:00>>I have never felt more frustrated and unnecessar...>>I have never felt more frustrated and unnecessary in my life.<<<BR/><BR/>Ah, welcome to animation, Ted. At the one year mark and already beginning to lose it. You'll be bitter and twisted before you know it.<BR/><BR/>You know though, this blog is in ways both a safe haven from that world and maybe the beginning of better things. On and linked from this place, I've seen work that is beginning toBitter Animatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06617537816971588380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-80797633564875344132008-01-17T11:10:00.000-08:002008-01-17T11:10:00.000-08:00My God...its like you're reading my brain. I am wo...My God...its like you're reading my brain. I am working in the animation "business" right now, and I have just passed my one year anniversary mark. I have never felt more frustrated and unnecessary in my life. When I read these posts about how it used to be done, it makes me want to cry. I look around the studio and see rows and rows of talented people, slaves to the holy script from the tedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16803774166906370964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-89891462066758620932008-01-17T10:15:00.000-08:002008-01-17T10:15:00.000-08:00That was avery nice letter from Ken. You see what ...That was avery nice letter from Ken. You see what happens when you say something POSITIVE about an animator?John Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15605136528109959794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-56220125359202461142008-01-17T08:54:00.000-08:002008-01-17T08:54:00.000-08:00>I'd rather read a script that speaks in a retarde...>I'd rather read a script that speaks in a retarded, sarcastic, condescending or cute language.<BR/><BR/>Sarcasm in scripts needs to go away. Sarcasm is so easy to do, and it's not entertaining.<BR/><BR/> Most TV shows nowadays consist of lawyers, doctors, or cops talking in lingo real fast and making fun of their coworkers. That stuff is so depressing to watch.<BR/><BR/>I get the impression Adamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15862869332388893138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-52382539987296473702008-01-17T07:44:00.000-08:002008-01-17T07:44:00.000-08:00Y'all can skip this, it's a bit lengthy >_>Writing...Y'all can skip this, it's a bit lengthy >_><BR/><BR/>Writing is really a different medium all its own, natch. To communicate in a modern language, it helps to know that the way people talk today is incredibly...well, bastardized. Nothing's Elizabethan anymore, and writing a flawless perfect line of dialog can sound out of place if spoken by anyone who wasn't a clean-cut 30 year old with a bright Ryan Colehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16909659774517887811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-57628188989584907982008-01-17T06:36:00.000-08:002008-01-17T06:36:00.000-08:00Super Cool!!Super Cool!!Eshniner Foresthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10200448934812166604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-81988511015429792022008-01-17T06:34:00.000-08:002008-01-17T06:34:00.000-08:00Wow, John... that letter from Ken seems to hint at...Wow, John... that letter from Ken seems to hint at some amazing possibilities! Take him up on his offer and go "do lunch"! I can't even imagine what might happen if you two and perhaps some other talented animators banded together now, the way Charlie Chaplin, Douglas Fairbanks, Mary Pickford, and D.W. Griffith did eighty years ago. <BR/><BR/>Those film pioneers created United Artists break out Jeff LaMarchehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01594901246790283587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-1888883002334949422008-01-17T06:27:00.000-08:002008-01-17T06:27:00.000-08:00even comedians who LIVE by what's scripted need th...even comedians who LIVE by what's scripted need the audience.<BR/><BR/>the monty python team only approved of written sketches when they were read out and performed in some way. <BR/><BR/>may be why their stuff is so cartoony. <BR/><BR/>also, they never asked terry gilliam to explain what he was animating. they understood it was not something that translated well into words, and so, just let boootooons ltd.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08554109671909765241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-72705723362833894762008-01-17T04:39:00.000-08:002008-01-17T04:39:00.000-08:00> love the hedgehog at the end!It's an echidna - a...> love the hedgehog at the end!<BR/><BR/>It's an echidna - a reference to his point about 1940s scriptwriters being as rare as egg-laying mammals. :-)Nick Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11897917415708483436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-68897108468379858782008-01-17T02:37:00.000-08:002008-01-17T02:37:00.000-08:00Completely off topic but does anyone know if that ...Completely off topic but does anyone know if that Hanna Barbera Treasury book is any good?Bitter Animatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06617537816971588380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-5243143983902654642008-01-17T01:02:00.001-08:002008-01-17T01:02:00.001-08:00hello john(or should i say "dear teacher"),i've ma...hello john(or should i say "dear teacher"),<BR/>i've made my first handdrawn flash animation. i know it ain't perfect, so if you like you can rip it to shreds on your blog. you can find it here(its about online-banking):<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.flashfilmchen.de/bank.html" REL="nofollow">www.flashfilmchen.de/bank.html</A><BR/><BR/><BR/>i think i would learn a lot(and maybe cry bitter tears).<flashfilmchen.dehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03627036305033498870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-33041977525112499412008-01-17T00:58:00.000-08:002008-01-17T00:58:00.000-08:001.)Very educational and fun - love the hedgehog at...1.)Very educational and fun - love the hedgehog at the end!<BR/>2.)Happy 79th <A HREF="http://todaysseniorsnetwork.com/Popeye.jpg" REL="nofollow">Birthday</A> to <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popeye" REL="nofollow">Popeye The Sailor</A>!lastangelmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13825794418150920412noreply@blogger.com